Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-06
At The CIRCUS.
"Oabriolst" Spends an Evening on the
Granity Side of Blue Circus Seat
and Has Lots of Fun.
The Hiens, the Camel and the Dromrdkry
What the Circus Ring showed up
The HaIr-Lifting Indian
Exhibition.

gave u couple OF performances III tflis CIT.
and consented TO go and take myself I,
see the animals Ii had been long tint
since had gone To a circus and attended
with n passionate hope that some of th'
clowns Jokes had died of old age durin.
my absence But found out that nothing
of the kind had occurred, and when | en-
tered a little late the pioneer reunion %
witticisms was on in full blast
But must say that | enjoyed the show
intensity. had gone in on compli
mentary ticket, which stated in large slant
ing type that could 20 through the whole
If show and not have anybody go through me
', first went into the menagere, where the
" wild beasts were. Some of the animals
a were wilder than others. but some were
not.
got particularly interested in the case
of hyena. who led a sedentary Ii e in a
large red cage. The hyena had evidently
consulted physician as to the necessity of
moving about as much as possible. He
would take exercise up toward one end of
the cage and then take it back with him Ia
where he started from. The hyena had
large scabs on his sense of sight and look ed
pretty tough. He was accredited on the
bills as being beast that would blrglarize
grave and eat a large and mammoth
monument, epitaph and all, in
composed and easy man
ner Also that he was specially
fond of raw deceased. and liked nothing bet
ter than to deplete the census OF a cemetery
by first gaining the confidence of. and then
getting around some of its citizens of
rank.
The hyena certainly didn't look danger
Gus. In the style in which he was wearing
his ferOcity at the time | was present He
did look as il he was robbing grave. but
only for few weeks longer and then the
grave would claim him.
| asked the man who was feeding the
bloody monster with spOon. if he was a
laughing hyena. The fellow replied that
he was. but he only became merry in the
reekng moonlight of the creptant jungle
The foregoing is what the man said and he
hadn't vicious face either. l asked the
man If he wouldn't please make the hyena
laugh. He said he couldn't possibly so long
as the clown kept talking.
That man would never do for a clown.
He would have too many hair-breadth
escapes from having an idea once during
the tenting season.
| Ou viii TIE tlbNu anu sttpNfu
in front of camel. There is something
inteie ting about this animal to me. and it's |
always been a mystery how so mild-man- |
nered a beast could have his back up so
constantly. This camel looked like duck |
in the face and was very bald about the |
digestive organs. A camel. it is said. can |
20 without water for a long time. but
usually takes little with its desert The
above joke would go for nicely in a three
ring circus. but should be kept carefully
corked for 64 years before used.
The hippOpotamus was the next animal
that attracted me. This beast is the biggest
insect known. for he is a behe-moth. More
grand larceny for the clown. The spec-
men in this show was particularly atfiuent
in mouth. and would open and let you see
his works every minute or two. In color.
he was a compromise between grub-worm
and a stOne-bruise. The bills said that he
sweat blood. but he didn't open any arte-
ries while was around. In fact he de-
voted his time to wading around in little
portable mud puddle. and showing the pub
tic the roof OF his mouth.
When got inside the circus and sat
down on one Of the cold blue seats. the
show had already commenced. The circus
seat Is the only thing that will cut dia-
mond, and one Of the reserved chairs will
mash il to powder If you wear one on the
same side Of the tent At the time en- ,
tered q young lady was riding Q plaid
horse about the ring. The ring was about ,
all there was around her. The young
woman acted IN q very astonishing manner. ,
As soon g she got fairly balanced on one |
foot she picked up the other with her hand
and holding II close to her face, commenced
to examine 1t critically. presume she
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The anvaIone in which IL wss kept st All
this time mind Won. the pcIka-dot horse $
v.s plun0ipg with f;erv reluctance around
the ring at n rate that would pof have been
less than a mile from now On. The young 4
J.dv Il, .lIv iumned fbrougb several naper
hoops hut not with mncb success for she l
tore every one Of them.
Another lady In . costume that WAS
Iight an, nary.aImost-n came ont and
lifted a chair with her law. She wasn't
an npusnal woman bnt she raised different
thing with her law from what most of her :
sex do. Eight clowns mad with envy at
this uttprance. =
The next thing was a horse that walked :
a rome II was taut. of course IClOwns Z
organize an assassination association
Following this came AN act in which two I
vouny men iay on a hoard and twisted
themselves ont of every kind of shane I'M {
apinahIe- One of them finally succeeded . :
in getting his cerebellum booked over his \
di. .nbragm and his superior femoral artery
c.uybt over bis left ear and dangling down
aImost to his heart disease The other